Lock-valve, lock-faucet, &amp;c.



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H. C. BLESSING.

LOCK VALVE, LOCK FAUCET, 6w.

APPLICATION FILED Aue.10, 1915.

1, 176,880. Patented Mar. 28, 1916.

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HARRY C. BLESSING, 0F, WILKES-BARBIE, PENNSYLVANIA.

LOCK-VALVE, LOOK-FAUOE'I, &c.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 28, 1916.

Application filed August 10, 1915. Serial N 0. 44,697.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY O. BLESSING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Wilkes-Barre, in the county of Luzerne and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Look- Valves, Lock-Faucets, &c., of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to looks for valves, faucets, etc., and consists of the combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and particularly set forth in the accompanying claim.

The invention has for its purpose to provide a lock forming a permanent fixture of the valve or faucet, adapted to effectively hold the latter closed; and which is provided with means to prevent the release of the lock otherwise than in the legitimate manner.

A further purpose of the invention is to provide a lock with a guard which may be conveniently applied to the valve or faucet and in no manner interfere with the operations thereof; one which will be durable and inexpensive to produce; and one which will present a neat and attractive appearance when in applied position.

The invention is shown by way of illustration in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a detail perspective view of the lock removed. Fig. 2 is a front elevational view of a valve showing thelock in applied position. Fig. 3 is an end elevational view thereof, and Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the turning plug.

Referring to the construction in detail and wherein like reference characters indicate corresponding parts in the views shown, 1 designates the valve or faucet casing, and 2 the turning plug thereof which is secured at its lower end by the usual nut 3.

The valve casing has an enlargement 1 cut away to form a chamber that receives the lock 5 that fits wholly within said chamber. A pair of flanges 6 are formed on the lock and are suitably apertured, as at 7, to receive rivets or screws for holding the lock in position; and the casing is formed with a projecting flange 8 that lies flush with the said flanges 6 of the lock, whereby {0 provide a smooth and even exterior surace.

The turning plug 2 has a lug 9 apertured copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the at 10 to receive the instrument for its operation, and a flange 11 formed on said plug has a projecting portion 12 that is recessed on its under side, as at 13 (see Figs. 3 and 1.) Said recess 13 is adapted to receive the latch 14 of the lock through the instrument of the key 15, as will be understood.

The lock is provided with a guard to prevent the insertion of an instrument to mutilate the flange projection 12 and thereby permit the turning of the plug, and said guard consists of a lug or head 16 having a hooked end 17 that projects over the flange extension 12 immediately above the recess 18, in the manner shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Said locking device (16 and 17 also pre vents operating the turning plug by removing the lower nut 3 thereon and lifting said plug from the casing. And the flange 8 that meets flush with the face of the lock prevents the insertion of an instrument for the purpose of dislodging the look, as will be understood.

It is obvious that those skilled in the art may vary the details of construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention, and therefore I do not wish to be limited to such features except as may be required by the claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to protect by United States Letters Patent is The combination with a valve comprising a casing having a chamber formed therein, of a turning plug in said chamber, said casing having a recess formed in one face thereof, a laterally projecting member mounted on the turning plug formed with an opening on the under side thereof, a lock mounted within the recess of the casing and having its outer face meeting flush with the adjacent surface of the casing, said lock having a latch adapted to engagewithin the open-- ing of the plug projection, and a projecting hook mounted on the casing and disposed immediately over the recess in the plug proj ection providing a guard for the lock, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HARRY G. BLESSING.

Witnesses:

PETER A. CARROLL, LEONARD RAINOW.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0. 

